GB2116120B - Low profile keyboard switch - Google Patents

Low profile keyboard switch

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Publication number
GB2116120B
GB2116120B GB08300869A GB8300869A GB2116120B GB 2116120 B GB2116120 B GB 2116120B GB 08300869 A GB08300869 A GB 08300869A GB 8300869 A GB8300869 A GB 8300869A GB 2116120 B GB2116120 B GB 2116120B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
low profile
keyboard switch
profile keyboard
switch
low
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB08300869A
Other versions
GB2116120A (en
GB8300869D0 (en
Inventor
Andrew Voge
Daniel R Sparks
Barry W Mullins
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Becton Dickinson and Co
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Becton Dickinson and Co
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Publication of GB8300869D0 publication Critical patent/GB8300869D0/en
Publication of GB2116120A publication Critical patent/GB2116120A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2116120B publication Critical patent/GB2116120B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/965—Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch
    • H03K17/975—Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch using a capacitive movable element
GB08300869A 1982-02-16 1983-01-13 Low profile keyboard switch Expired GB2116120B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/349,349 US4408252A (en) 1982-02-16 1982-02-16 Low profile keyboard switch

Publications (3)

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GB8300869D0 GB8300869D0 (en) 1983-02-16
GB2116120A GB2116120A (en) 1983-09-21
GB2116120B true GB2116120B (en) 1985-08-14

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GB08300869A Expired GB2116120B (en) 1982-02-16 1983-01-13 Low profile keyboard switch

Country Status (9)

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US (1) US4408252A (en)
JP (1) JPS6022462B2 (en)
AU (1) AU547900B2 (en)
CA (1) CA1194182A (en)
DE (1) DE3301058C2 (en)
FR (1) FR2521801B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2116120B (en)
NZ (1) NZ202395A (en)
ZA (1) ZA828271B (en)

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US4475142A (en) * 1982-02-16 1984-10-02 Becton Dickinson And Company Low profile keyboard switch
US4412754A (en) * 1982-09-23 1983-11-01 Becton Dickinson And Company Space bar for low profile keyboards
DE8705193U1 (en) * 1987-04-07 1987-05-27 Mannesmann Kienzle GmbH, 7730 Villingen-Schwenningen Key for a value input keyboard
JP2990224B2 (en) * 1991-02-27 1999-12-13 沖電気工業株式会社 Push button switch and method of manufacturing the same
US5386091A (en) * 1993-04-08 1995-01-31 Compaq Computer Corporation Low profile keyswitch
US20030031595A1 (en) * 2001-08-13 2003-02-13 Kirchhevel G. Lamar Blood glucose sensor dispensing instrument having a modular electronics assembly
JP4786509B2 (en) * 2005-12-20 2011-10-05 東芝テック株式会社 Printing device
WO2017217974A1 (en) 2016-06-14 2017-12-21 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Recessed keycaps
JP7366706B2 (en) * 2019-11-22 2023-10-23 東プレ株式会社 capacitive switch

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US3750113A (en) * 1971-11-12 1973-07-31 Becton Dickinson Co Capacitive keyboard
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JPS5329226B2 (en) * 1973-08-23 1978-08-19
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GB1584345A (en) * 1977-05-11 1981-02-11 Alphameric Keyboards Ltd Keyboards
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US4325102A (en) * 1980-10-10 1982-04-13 General Instrument Corporation Variable capacitor for use in a keyboard
US4357646A (en) * 1981-01-21 1982-11-02 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Capacitive keyswitch with overtravel mechanism on moveable plate

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JPS58142713A (en) 1983-08-24
FR2521801A1 (en) 1983-08-19
US4408252A (en) 1983-10-04
DE3301058A1 (en) 1983-09-01
FR2521801B1 (en) 1987-12-31
DE3301058C2 (en) 1985-02-28
GB2116120A (en) 1983-09-21
AU547900B2 (en) 1985-11-07
NZ202395A (en) 1984-12-14
AU9147582A (en) 1983-08-25
JPS6022462B2 (en) 1985-06-01
GB8300869D0 (en) 1983-02-16
ZA828271B (en) 1983-09-28
CA1194182A (en) 1985-09-24

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